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Infection of a lateral cervical cyst with Propionibacterium propionicum, Fusobacterium nucleatum, and Capnocytophaga sp.

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A recurrent infection of the left cervical area dorsal to the sternocleidomastoid muscle with actinomycosis in a 6-year-old girl is presented. Several antibiotic regimens failed, and repeated surgical treatments were necessary. The existence of a lateral cervical cyst and subsequent infection with agents of actinomycosis may have been the route of infection in this case.

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  1. Department of General Pediatrics, Children's Hospital, University of Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 150, D-69120, Heidelberg, Germany

    A. P. Pöge & M. Leichsenring

  2. Institute of Hygiene, Children's Hospital, University of Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 150, D-69120, Heidelberg, Germany

    I. Ehrhard

  3. Becton & Dickinson, R & D Microbiology, Heidelberg, Germany

    R. Hammann

  4. Department of Maxillofacial Surgery, Children's Hospital, University of Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 150, D-69120, Heidelberg, Germany

    R. B. Drommer

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Pöge, A.P., Ehrhard, I., Hammann, R. et al. Infection of a lateral cervical cyst with Propionibacterium propionicum, Fusobacterium nucleatum, and Capnocytophaga sp. . Pediatr Surg Int 10, 492–493 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00176395

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